Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28
DEFEATED BIZ PITTSBURG.
Washingt0ms Lose a Game Through
C0releSsness.

The Washingtons dropped their first game with
the P1ttsourgs yesterday, after Outbatting and
outneldfng them. It was too bad, but neverthe-
less true. The score was 8 to s The Washing
tons made fifteen clean base hits to their oppo-
nents ten, and one error to four. The defeat may
be attributed to Peter ODay, who gave four men
their bases, three OF whom scored, and struck an
other, who also reached the home plate. In Jus
tice to him, however, it should be said that in
more than one instance the fifth ball was almost
as good as fourth strike, and the decision was
close. Otherwise ODay pitched a very strong
game, and was unusually effective. In the first
inning the home team made two runs on CARROTS
base on pals and clean hits by Shoch and Hines.
The Visitors however, made three in their inning.
TWO men were out, when Farrell Unexpectedly
failed to capture McKinnon's hard hit after reach
ing the bali IN good time This was the only f1eld-
one, as the three runs followed she rest OF the
game was chock full OF excitement and good plays,
postponed until the ninth inning by sharp playing
On the part Of the home team. The visitors Sc
cured TWO runs In their second inning, on man
struck Dy the pitcher, base on balls and scratch
MT That dropped between short and left field. The
Washington's managed to tie the game in the third
inning on clever hitting by Shoch, Hines and Far
rell, and they should have had at least one more
but for stupid base running. The home team
forged one ahead in the fourth and another in the
nth and gained another run in the sixth. The
visitors, however, scored in the fifth and tied the
game by making two in the sixth, the score being
o W O. DULL CtauS uld0e desperate eUOrtS 10 score
but the Nationals failed for three straight innings
The visitors came very near getting the winning
run In the seventh and were only prevented by
very neat play. Dealy tried to catch Coleman
mapping at third, and the latter and DOnnelly col
nded. the ball rolling twenty feet from the base
DOnnelly was partially stunned and Coleman made
tracks for home. The plucky third baseman re-
covered himself with an effort, ran after the ball
and sent 1t to the plate ahead Of the runner amid
great applause. In the eighth inning the Wash
tngtOns again postponed defeat With man on
third and only one out, Smith hit to Farrell who
caught the ball on the jump and without waiting
to recover himself sent 1t home in time to cut of
run. In the same inning an attempt to reach
home from second base on passed ball was frus-
trated by Dealy's passing The ball to O'Day. Such
exciting play tended to keep the interest OF the
spectators strained to the highest pitch. There
was reaction however in the ninth inning when
Brown, the Meet runner from the smoky city,
hunted the ball safe, and came home on Dali
rymple's terrific hit to right field. The game was
won and the strain was over, but it was gallant
fight.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
The Phladelphias shut out Indianapolis, to O.
The Detroits retrieved their defeat of Thursday
by downing the New York Giants, IL to 9, and
Boston took its turn at defeating Chicago, to g.
The Athletics defeated Cincinnati for The third
consecutive time, to 5. Brooklyn got back at
Louisville and won game, 8 to 5. The st. Louis
had no difficulty in defeating the Nets, 3 to l.
THE LEAGUE RECORD